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Below is a sample of a family biography
included in the Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Pope County, Arkansas published by
Southern Publishing Company in 1891.
These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing
ancestors or filling in the details in a family tree. Family biographies often
include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.
Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place
of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including
maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if
married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service,
church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often
ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical
record.
Joseph Potts, farmer, Potts Station, Ark. The father of our
subject, Kirkbride Potts, was born in the Keystone State but in his youthful
days removed to New Jersey, and from there to Missouri in 1820. After residing
in the last named State for a few years he came to Arkansas and was married
there in February, 1828, to Miss Permelia Logan, a native of Wayne County, Mo.
Their union resulted in the birth of nine children—seven sons and two
daughters. The mother of these died in August, 1878, and the father in
November of the next year, when seventy-six years of age. Joseph Potts, one of
the above-mentioned children, was born November 27, 1831, in Pope County,
Ark., and here he obtained his growth and received his education. During the
war he enlisted in the Confederate Army, Capt. Scott’s company, Brook’s
battalion of cavalry, and his first engagement was at Elkhorn, Ark. After that
he was sent east of the Mississippi River, and was wounded and captured at the
bloody battle of Corinth. He was sent to Vicksburg and exchanged in 1863.
After this he was sent to the hospital at Clinton, Miss., where he remained
three weeks and was then sent to Grenada to join his command. He was in the
battle at Baker’s Creek, and he and his whole command were captured the next
day at Black River. They were put on boats, sent up the Mississippi River, and
when about twenty miles above Memphis, during the night, he and his brother,
Richard, and another man, jumped overboard and swam ashore. Thus Mr. Potts
made his escape and made his way to Pope County, Ark., where he remained until
September,1863, or until Dardanelle was captured by the Federal troops. He
then joined the Con federate Army in Perry County, Ark., and was in the Mark’s
Mill engagement under Gens. Fagan, Shelby and Marmaduke against Gen. Steele of
the United States Army. His command was disbanded at Arkadelphia, and after
surrendering at Little Rock, he returned home in June, 1865. He began farming
and in this occupation he continued until 1872, since which time he has been
station agent and postmaster at Potts Station. He still owns his farm of 200
acres and of this he has 125 acres under cultivation. He is now fifty-eight
years of age and is single in life. He is a Democrat in politics and has
always been a liberal contributor to schools, churches and, in fact, to all
enterprises for the good of his country.
This family biography is one of 96 biographies
included in the Biographical and
Historical Memoirs of Pope County, Arkansas published
in 1891. For the complete description, click here:
Pope County Arkansas History, Genealogy and
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